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US To Arm Syria Rebels

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In this Saturday, May 18, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrians inspecting the rubble of damaged buildings due to government airstrikes, in Qusair, Homs province, Syria. The town of Qusair has been besieged for weeks by regime troops and pro-government gunmen backed by the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group. The siege is part of a withering offensives forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have been pushing in recent weeks to regain control of the towns and villages along the Lebanese frontier. (AP Photo/Qusair Lens)

This Saturday, May 18, shows Syrians inspecting the rubble of damaged buildings in Qusair, Homs province, Syria. The town of Qusair had been besieged for weeks before being captured by government troops fighting alongside the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Many commentators interpreted the event as sign that the Syrian civil war had been winding down. (AP/Qusair Lens)

U.S. and European intelligence analysts believe Bashar al-Assad’s regime has used chemical weapons against its own people, according to a memo circulated within the U.S. government on Thursday.

The New York Times first cited unnamed American officials as saying they believe President Barack Obama now has the proof he has sought of chemical weapons being used in the Syrian conflict. That proof has been a sticking point in deciding both whether the president’s “red line” for intervention has been crossed and the shape U.S. intervention should take.

The White House confirmed Thursday evening that it will be militarily aiding the Syrian rebels in response to convincing evidence of chemical weapons use by the regime.

“Put simply, the Assad regime should know that its actions have led us to increase the scope and scale of assistance that we provide to the opposition, including direct support to the [Supreme Military Council]. These efforts will increase going forward,” the adminstration said in a statement.

In spite of the revelation, what continued intervention might entail is still an open question. Soon after the news of the assessment broke on Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that a US military proposal for arming the rebels in Syria includes plans for a no-fly zone. That zone would extend “up to 25 miles into Syria [and] would be enforced using aircraft flown from Jordanian bases and flying inside the kingdom,” the Journal wrote.

Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes told NBC News on Thursday that small-scale chemical weapons use by the Syrian regime is estimated to have killed at least 100 people. “However, casualty data is likely incomplete,” Rhodes added.

This article originally was published at Global Post.

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